Texas

  • January 03, 2025

    Boeing, DOJ Say No Agreement Yet For Revised 737 Max Plea

    The Boeing Co. and the U.S. Department of Justice told a Texas federal judge Friday they have not yet reached an agreement on how to revise the aircraft manufacturer's plea agreement in the 737 Max criminal conspiracy case, after the judge last month rejected the initial deal.

  • January 03, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: All Eyes On '25

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including what the experts think is in store for 2025.

  • January 03, 2025

    Dallas Fed Hit With Discrimination Suit From Ex-Employee

    The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has been sued by a former employee who says he was discriminated against and terminated due to his race, skin color and age after complaining to management about himself and other employees of color receiving unfair performance ratings from their supervisor, who is white.

  • January 03, 2025

    Insurer Accuses Hinshaw Of Negligence Over $11M Trial Loss

    Texas Insurance Co. has sued the law firm Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP and a partner in California state court, alleging they failed to advise the insurer that it could be liable for the bulk of an $11.15 million verdict in an underlying personal injury case.

  • January 03, 2025

    Energy Co. Urges 400-Mile Transfer Of Discrimination Suit

    A North Texas energy company told a state appeals court Thursday that a former employee's discrimination and libel suit belongs in Tarrant County, arguing the man dishonestly claimed that a substantial part of the suit's events took place more than 400 miles away.

  • January 03, 2025

    Migrant Aid Co., Ex-Worker Settle Race Bias Suit

    A company that provides services to unaccompanied migrant children reached a settlement in Texas federal court resolving a Black former employee's claims she endured racist comments before being demoted and ultimately fired.

  • January 03, 2025

    Suits Allege California Law Firm Committed Debt Relief Fraud

    Two people filed lawsuits this week against a California law firm, alleging that it had promised to fix their debt problems but instead took hundreds of dollars from their bank accounts each month and did nothing to help.

  • January 03, 2025

    Diamond Sports Exits Ch. 11, Rebrands As Main Street Sports

    Diamond Sports Group has emerged from Chapter 11 with a balance sheet that is nearly $9 billion lighter in debt and with a new name, the sports broadcasting company has announced.

  • January 03, 2025

    Texas City, Sheriff Say Retailers' Suit Should Go Up In Smoke

    The city of Allen, Texas, and the Collin County sheriff are asking a Texas federal court to throw out a suit alleging they illegally raided a smoke shop selling hemp products, arguing in separate motions that the complaint falls far short of supporting its claims.

  • January 03, 2025

    Clyde & Co. Merges With Dallas Insurance Boutique

    Clyde & Co. LLP has announced a merger with Dallas boutique Tillman Batchelor LLP, expanding the global law firm's insurance capabilities in Texas amid its ongoing growth in North America.

  • January 02, 2025

    FTC Asks 5th Circ. To Revive Noncompete Ban

    The Federal Trade Commission told the Fifth Circuit on Thursday the agency is authorized to make rules like the one that would ban enforcement of most employee noncompetes, arguing that a Texas district court took a "cramped view" of the agency's authority to promulgate rules that define unfair competition methods.

  • January 02, 2025

    Dyson, SharkNinja Put Down Blades In Sprawling Patent Fight

    Dyson Inc. and its rival SharkNinja Inc. have informed federal judges in Texas and Massachusetts that they've reached a settlement in their sprawling patent fight spanning multiple jurisdictions over vacuum cleaner appliances, and they have requested a stay in the litigation.

  • January 02, 2025

    Tempur Sealy Ups Floor Space Promise In FTC Merger Case

    Tempur Sealy is increasing its commitments to preserve floor space for rivals' mattresses in Mattress Firm stores, attempting to beat the Federal Trade Commission's merger challenge by extending the current floor space "slot" distribution after a Texas federal judge noted that prior commitments were below current allotments.

  • January 02, 2025

    Biden Lauds Bipartisanship In Confirming Record No. Of Judges

    With less than three weeks left in office, President Joe Biden on Thursday celebrated putting 235 lifetime judges on the federal bench.

  • January 02, 2025

    Eli Lilly Slams Suit Alleging Shortage Of Weight-Loss Drug

    Eli Lilly is seeking permission to join a legal fight over whether compounding pharmacies can keep making copycat versions of the company's lucrative weight-loss and diabetes drug, telling a federal court Wednesday that its interests aren't adequately represented by federal regulators.

  • January 02, 2025

    Crypto Groups Challenge Decentralized Finance Broker Rule

    Three cryptocurrency industry groups have teamed up to challenge a final U.S. Treasury Department rule implementing additional reporting requirements for decentralized finance brokers, telling a Texas federal court that the rule is unconstitutional and could destroy the industry.

  • January 02, 2025

    Texas Pot User's Gun Conviction Deemed Unconstitutional

    A Texas federal judge has dismissed a case against a cannabis user who pled guilty to owning a gun while being a user of controlled substances, finding that the law as applied to this case is unconstitutional because the government hasn't shown he was intoxicated at the time of his arrest.

  • January 02, 2025

    Feds Ask High Court To Unpause Corporate Transparency Law

    The federal government is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a Texas judge's injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act, telling the justices in a new application that the 2021 anti-money laundering law's compliance deadlines should take effect while the Fifth Circuit hears the full case.

  • January 02, 2025

    Texas High Court Tosses Ethics Case Against Paxton Deputy

    A split Texas Supreme Court this week ended an ethics case against state Attorney General Ken Paxton's first assistant over a lawsuit challenging the 2020 election results in other states, finding that such discipline would violate the Lone Star State's separation of powers doctrine.

  • January 02, 2025

    Mich. Judge Revives U-Visa Seekers' Suit Over Delays

    Courts can't compel U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to issue work authorizations, but can consider the reasonableness of its processing delays, a Michigan federal judge said Thursday, reversing her dismissal of a proposed class action brought by U-visa petitioners.

  • January 01, 2025

    The Top 5 High Court Cases To Watch This Spring

    The U.S. Supreme Court justices will return from the winter holidays to tackle major First Amendment questions and several administrative law disputes — all arising from the Fifth Circuit — that could further change how federal agencies promulgate rules and defend them.

  • January 01, 2025

    Trump Begins 2nd Term With At Least 45 Judge Seats To Fill

    Incoming President Donald Trump will take office Jan. 20 with 45 seats on the federal bench to fill. Currently, there are 39 empty seats on U.S. district and circuit courts and 6 pending vacancies due to announced retirements and plans to take senior status, three of which opened on Dec. 31 and another that opened Jan. 2.

  • January 01, 2025

    Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice Cases To Watch In 2025

    A pending U.S. Supreme Court ruling over the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' rule on so-called ghost guns and Pennsylvania's top court's possible invalidation of a government injury damages cap are among the cases injury and malpractice attorneys will be following in 2025.

  • January 01, 2025

    High-Stakes Healthcare Court Battles To Watch In 2025

    With pivotal health law cases on the docket in 2025, attorneys will be watching how the incoming Trump administration proceeds in ongoing litigation over abortion care, the Affordable Care Act and the Medicare drug price negotiation program.

  • January 01, 2025

    What Banking Attorneys Are Watching In The Courts In 2025

    Lawsuits pushing back on novel state-level consumer protection laws and a host of Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulatory actions are top of mind for financial services attorneys heading into the new year. Here, Law360 previews what's on tap. 

Expert Analysis

  • Bid Protest Spotlight: Misplaced Info, Trade-Offs, Proteges

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    James Tucker at MoFo examines three recent decisions concerning the consequences of providing solicited information in the wrong section of a bid proposal, the limits of agency discretion in technical merit, best-value trade-off evaluations, and the weight of the experience and capabilities of small businesses in mentor-protégé joint venture qualification.

  • Class Action Law Makes An LLC A 'Jurisdictional Platypus'

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    The applicability of Section 1332(d)(10) of the Class Action Fairness Act is still widely misunderstood — and given the ambiguous nature of limited liability companies, the law will likely continue to confound courts and litigants — so parties should be prepared for a range of outcomes, says Andrew Gunem at Strauss Borrelli.

  • Jarkesy Ruling May Redefine Jury Role In Patent Fraud

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    Regardless of whether the U.S. Supreme Court’s Jarkesy ruling implicates the direction of inequitable conduct, which requires showing that the patentee made material statements or omissions to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the decision has created opportunities for defendants to argue more substantively for jury trials than ever before, say attorneys at Cadwalader.

  • 3 Leadership Practices For A More Supportive Firm Culture

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    Traditional leadership styles frequently amplify the inherent pressures of legal work, but a few simple, time-neutral strategies can strengthen the skills and confidence of employees and foster a more collaborative culture, while supporting individual growth and contribution to organizational goals, says Benjamin Grimes at BKG Leadership.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Hyperlinked Documents

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    Recent rulings show that counsel should engage in early discussions with clients regarding the potential of hyperlinked documents in electronically stored information, which will allow for more deliberate negotiation of any agreements regarding the scope of discovery, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Loper Bright Limits Federal Agencies' Ability To Alter Course

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to dismantle Chevron deference also effectively overrules its 2005 decision in National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X, greatly diminishing agencies' ability to change regulatory course from one administration to the next, says Steven Gordon at Holland & Knight.

  • Defamation Suit Tests Lanham Act's Reach With Influencers

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    Recently filed in the Northern District of Texas, Prime Hydration v. Garcia, alleging defamation and Lanham Act violations based on the defendant's social media statements about the beverage brand, allows Texas courts and the Fifth Circuit to take the lead in interpreting the act as it applies to influencers, says attorney Susan Jorgensen.

  • Series

    Teaching Scuba Diving Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    As a master scuba instructor, I’ve learned how to prepare for the unexpected, overcome fears and practice patience, and each of these skills – among the many others I’ve developed – has profoundly enhanced my work as a lawyer, says Ron Raether at Troutman Pepper.

  • Navigating The Murky Waters Of Patent Infringement Damages

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    Recent cases show that there is no easy way to isolate an infringed patent’s value, and it would serve all sides well for courts to thoroughly examine expert opinions of this nature and provide consistent guidance for future cases, say Manny Caixeiro and Elizabeth Manno at Venable.

  • Lawyers Can Take Action To Honor The Voting Rights Act

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    As the Voting Rights Act reaches its 59th anniversary Tuesday, it must urgently be reinforced against recent efforts to dismantle voter protections, and lawyers can pitch in immediately by volunteering and taking on pro bono work to directly help safeguard the right to vote, says Anna Chu at We The Action.

  • 3 Healthcare FCA Deals Provide Self-Disclosure Takeaways

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    Several civil False Claims Act settlements of alleged healthcare fraud violations over the past year demonstrate that healthcare providers may benefit substantially from voluntarily disclosing potential misconduct to both the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, say Brian Albritton and Raquel Ramirez Jefferson at Phelps Dunbar.

  • Opinion

    Congress Must Increase Small Biz Ch. 11 Debt Cap

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    Congress must act to reinstate Subchapter V, which recently sunsetted when the debt threshold to qualify reverted from $7.5 million to just over $3 million, meaning thousands of small businesses will no longer be able to use the means of reorganization, says Daniel Gielchinsky at DGIM Law.

  • How Loper Bright Weakens NEPA Enviro Justice Strategy

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    The National Environmental Policy Act is central to the Biden administration's environmental justice agenda — but the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo casts doubt on the government's ability to rely on NEPA for this purpose, and a pending federal case will test the strategy's limits, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.

  • Series

    After Chevron: ERISA Challenges To Watch

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    The end of Chevron deference makes the outcome of Employee Retirement Income Security Act regulatory challenges more uncertain as courts become final arbiters of pending lawsuits about ESG investments, the definition of a fiduciary, unallocated pension forfeitures and discrimination in healthcare plans, says Evelyn Haralampu at Burns & Levinson.

  • Justices' Intent Witness Ruling May Be Useful For Defense Bar

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    At first glance, the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Diaz v. U.S. decision, allowing experts to testify to the mental state of criminal defendants in federal court, gives prosecutors a new tool, but creative white collar defense counsel may be able to use the same tool to their own advantage, say Jack Sharman and Rachel Bragg at Lightfoot Franklin.

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